PhD Timeline

Post-Master's PhD


YEAR

TERM

FOCUS

COMMENTS

Year 1

Term 1

Course Work

Term 2

Course Work

Term 3

CSCI 7900

Directed Doctoral Research Project

Year 2

Term 1

CSCI 7900

Directed Doctoral Research Project

Term 2

Research Aptitude Defence

Preparation of Report Presentation Corrections and Final Report

Term 3

Thesis Proposal

CSCI9530 Doctoral Thesis

Year 3

Term 1

Thesis Proposal

If the research aptitude project leads to thesis proposal, then the student can take the Thesis Proposal Defence during this term

Term 2

Thesis Proposal Defence

Term 3

Thesis

CSCI9530 Doctoral Thesis

Year 4

Term 1

Thesis

Term 2

Thesis

CSCI9530 Doctoral Thesis

Term 3

Thesis Defence

Post-Bachelor's PhD

YEAR

TERM

FOCUS

COMMENTS

Year 1

Term 1

Course Work

Term 2

Course Work

Term 3

Course Work

Year 2

Term 1

Course Work

Term 2

CSCI 7900

Directed Doctoral Research Project

Term 3

CSCI 7900

Directed Doctoral Research Project

Year 3

Term 1

Research Aptitude Defence

Preparation of Report Presentation Corrections and Final Report

Term 2

Thesis Proposal

CSCI9530 Doctoral Thesis

Term 3

Thesis Proposal

If the research aptitude project leads to thesis proposal, then the student can take the Thesis Proposal Defence during this term

Year 4

Term 1

Thesis Proposal Defence

Term 2

Thesis

CSCI9530 Doctoral Thesis

Term 3

Thesis

CSCI9530 Doctoral Thesis

Year 5

Term 1

Thesis

CSCI9530 Doctoral Thesis

Term 2

Thesis

CSCI9530 Doctoral Thesis

Term 3

Thesis Defence